The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is accepting letters of interest from environmental and social consultants in Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in a capacity building workshop. The workshop will focus on the following: (i) The EBRD’s environmental, health and safety, and social (EHSS) policies, procedures and due diligence requirements, including project monitoring, (ii) A summary of the International Financial Institution (IFI) banking and investment processes, clarifying the differences in the environmental and social requirements related to different investment types, (iii) The legal mechanisms through which the EBRD and others IFIs agree on, covenant, and ensure actions that are designed to manage risk and drive compliance with their respective policies, (iv) Sector-specific EHSS issues faced by IFI clients, and (v) Basic EHSS consulting skills, including the contracting requirements of the EBRD. The workshop will be organized and facilitated by a consortium led by Monkey Forest Consulting Ltd. together with the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) and includes senior international environmental, social and health and safety experts. The workshop will take place from 18 – 22 May 2015 in Sarajevo and is one in a series of workshops that will be held throughout 2015 in Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Croatia, Mongolia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. The workshop will use the knowledge and experience of the facilitators and participants to clarify requirements and identify challenges in the specific region. It is based on three distinct, yet complementary units over five days: 1. The first two days will be targeted more specifically to project managers, owners and managers in national consulting companies. 2. Days three and four will have a more technical focus with sessions on environmental, health and safety and social topics commonly encountered in EBRD projects. 3. The fifth day is planned for the presentation and discussion of case studies with an EBRD client, facilitated by senior EBRD specialists. Participants may attend the entire workshop or individual units. There is no cost for the workshop itself. Participants are expected to pay for all needed transportation, accommodation and meals, excluding lunches, which will be provided during the workshop. The workshop will be held at Hotel Hollywood, Sarajevo. A certificate of attendance will be provided to participants. The language of the workshop will be English. REC representatives will be present to assist, but interested participants should have strong working knowledge of English. Spaces are limited and priority will be given to consultants/practitioners working with local EHSS consulting organisations. Other considerations in selecting participants will be: 1. Including a balance between environmental, social and health and safety participants, especially for the technical sessions; 2. Including a balance of participants from locations in the capital and beyond the city of the workshop; 3. Including no more than two people from any given organisation; and 4. Ensuring a diverse group. Application Process Interested companies and individuals should submit a letter of interest and a CV by 6th April, 2015, including a brief description (300 words or less) on: 1. Experience in EHSS consulting; and 2. Primary expertise: Environmental Social Health and Safety 3. Which part or parts of the conference are you available to attend? Check all that apply. Days 1-2 for project managers/owners of consulting firms Days 3-4 technical issues Day 5 case studies 4. If you are not able to attend all five days please inform us which sessions you will not attend. In this way, we can ensure optimal attendance. All letters of interest must include the contact information of the organisation or individuals interested in attending. Expressions of interest should be sent to Lejla Suman at [email protected] by April 10th, 2015. Please note that by applying to be a participant in the workshop, your name, organisation and contact information will be held by EBRD or its consultants for the purposes of the organisation of the workshop. The name of your organisation will appear in a list of participants of the workshop in any summary of the workshop initiative that EBRD or its consultants prepares, and which may be a public document. Please mark the box if you do not wish that the name of your organisation be included in any summary or public document. Profiles of the trainers: Mr. Greg Radford, M.Sc. Mr. Radford has over 20 years environmental consulting and banking experience reviewing and writing project Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), project Environmental and Social Action Plans, and corporate Environmental Management Systems (EMS). He is the former Director of the Environment, Social and Governance Department at the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) where he was the lead environmental expert and responsible for ensuring effective environment, social and governance risk management on hundreds of IFC investments annually through the application of the IFC Performance Standards and World Bank Group Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Guidelines. He is also the Past-President of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) which is the leading global network on best practice in the use of environmental impact assessment, environmental permitting and policy development. Paul Lawrence Social Impact, Stakeholder Engagement and Labor Specialist Paul has more than 15 years’ experience as a social impact and stakeholder engagement consultant. He has designed and implemented work plans for Social Impact Assessment studies and stakeholder engagement programs to comply with international best practice; he has developed and implemented training programs on these subjects for client staff. Paul has devised his own framework for auditing socio-economic and public consultation components of both greenfield and existing industrial facilities in Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan to verify compliance with the Equator Principles, the IFC Performance Standards, and the Performance Requirements of the EBRD. He has also conducted labor assessments in Belarus and Russia as part of due diligence in project finance. Paul is a fluent Russian speaker and lived in Russia and the South Caucasus for over four years. Dr. Dave Rogers, PhD MBA CIH CMFOH CEnv Dr. Dave Rogers is a highly experienced, professional and well-respected occupational hygienist, trainer and HSE specialist. He has worked in a wide range of industry sectors (including oil & gas, chemical, power, transportation, nuclear, manufacturing, heavy engineering, metal processing, international banking, biosciences, pharmaceutical, and disaster recovery) in over 40 countries. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for a holistic approach to health and safety and wellness in workplaces. His experience includes working in senior roles on high-profile projects under significant public scrutiny. Examples include: HSE Manager for the construction of a large coal-fired power station in South Africa; Project Manager for environmental, health and safety studies prior to the redevelopment of the oil and gas fields in Azerbaijan; and Lead Investigator for a fatality investigation in the Philippines. Ruslan Zhechkov Senior Expert, EU Environmental Policy Ruslan has 15 years’ experience delivering EU environmental policy, including those relevant to the operation of EBRD. Ruslan has provided expert input and training in the fields of environmental infrastructure, water, waste, climate change, eco-innovation and resource efficiency. He has successfully managed international environmental projects and has a deep understanding of the consulting market in Central and Eastern Europe. Ruslan has worked on a number of policy and institutional assignments with the World Bank, the OECD and the European Commission.
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